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Whenwe last saw the Bordelon clan, it seemed that everything they had worked for was beyond repair.
Heartbreakingly, the betrayal between Ralph Angel and Darla means that nothing will ever be the same between them.
The complete ramifications of Darlas secret about Blues paternity have yet to be seen.
A Rock, A River, A Tree begins with Charley calmly jogging around St. Josephine.
A text from a contact (Investigator?
reveals that Charley has been seeking the name of the police officer who assaulted and brutalized Micah last season.
She now has a name: Officer Orson.
Instead, Charley address Orsons grandson and exchanges pleasantries with the elder Orson.
His day is coming, but it wont be today.
They want to turn her essays into a book with the offer of a six-figure deal.
With a book deal and college speaking tour in reach, Novas professional dreams seem imminent.
Nova being Nova, she is not quite ready to sign on the dotted line.
Is a book deal really what she wants?
Ralph Angel spends this episode floating.
Hes clearly mulling over the predicament that Darlas truth has left him in.
On top of that, Blue is acting out, and really, who can blame him?
Ralph Angel chides him about his behavior in school.
Blue has been hitting other kids a clear departure from his typically reserved personality.
The audience knows that Ralph Angel is pursuing a paternity test.
What will happen if the results are negative?
What will the irreconcilable issues between Ralph Angel and Darla ultimately mean for Blue?
Elsewhere, Aunt Vi and Hollywood are living it up.
Hollywoods settlement money is burning his hands and the couple has recently returned from an European adventure.
The moment of truth regarding Blues paternity is near and the anxiety in the waiting room is palpable.
Kofi Siriboe has always lent an unwavering stoicism to Ralph Angel.
In the clinical setting of the doctors office, unbridled anxiety is bubbling up underneath Ralph Angels typical stoicism.
Drowning his sorrows in alcohol and sex probably wont end well for Ralph Angel.
I imagine it will be revisited once Officer Orsons history of abuse is leaked.
Im rooting for Aunt Vi and Hollywood.
I hope their next vacation is on one of those jazz cruises for the AARP crowd.
